Vaikuntha Ekadashi - Prasada Sweekara

January 10, 2009

hare srinivasaI don't think that Vaikunta Ekadashi is quite from other Ekadashis. Others perform only these Ekadashis., hence a lot of significance for this Ekadashi. When we are performing every ekadashi, "ALL EKADASHIS HAVE SAME SIGNIFICANCE."We hv to perform Upavasa on all Ekadashis irrespective whether it is Prathamekadashi or Vaikuntekadashi.If u are not performing Ekadashi, (Except for some people like child, aged and some special cases) u r not respecting Srimadacharya at all. All 14 days we eat, can't we control for a day? We have to practice Upavasa at the early ages itself.Some people says that Ekadashi, Vratha, etc.... can be done

when we are retiring or when we reach 60.Are u sure that u will there upto 60 healthily. That is what Prahlada told his friends in Bhagavatha,"Kaumarath Acharithe".....Hence, (Ofcourse Srimadacharya's Opinion) - Everyone should perform "Haridina"Srihari has allotted all the 12 days to different gods, but he kept with himself 3 days, Dashami, Ekadashi and Dwadashi to be named as "Haridina". Purandara dasaru has told "Haridinadi unda nararige Naraka tappadu" Narahari Sumadhwa. Moderator for "Sumadhwaseva" Group No.18, I Main, Rayaramutt Road,Shakambari Nagar, Opp : Banashankari Temple,Bangalore - 560070 (9916904341)Phanindra Mankale <pmankaleMadhwaYuvaParishat Sent: Saturday, 10 January, 2009 5:09:30 AMRe: [MYP] Prasada on Vaikuntha Ekadashi

All ekadashis are same and should be given equal importance. Here is the pramana from HariBhakti vilasa/Puranas.

SUKLYE VA YADI VA KRSNE TAD VRATAM VAISNAVAM MAHAT

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/5 from MATSYA PURANA and BHAVISYA PURANA) Both Shukla and Krishna Paksha Ekadashi are great vratas for Vaishnavas

EKA DASYAM NA BHUNJITA VRATAM ETAD DHIH VAISNAVAM (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/6 from AGNI PURANA) On Ekadashi day No eating for Vaishnava

BRAHMANA KSATRIYA VISAM SUDRANAM CAIVA YOSITAM MOKSADAM KURVATAM BHAKTYA VISNOH PRIYATARAM DVIJAH

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/7 from BRHAN NARADIYA PURANA) Oh brahmanas, those of brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras, whoever one may be, who fast on Ekadasi with full devotion, will certainly achieve liberation.

EKADASYAM NA BHUNJITA KADACID API MANAVAH (HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/15 from VISNU SMRTI) A human being should never eat on Ekadasi day.

its pretty clear from above what we need to do on Ekadashi day.

Perhaps one reason why this is a popular ekadashi because Sri Narayana is the adhideva for this vrata and Putrada ekadashi fulfils desires of all Hari Bhaktas.

MadhvesharpaNamastu .

--- On Fri, 1/9/09, Srikanth MG <mgsrik (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Srikanth MG <mgsrik (AT) gmail (DOT) com>Re: [MYP] Prasada on Vaikuntha EkadashiMadhwaYuvaParishatFriday, January 9, 2009, 1:54 PM

DEAR MADHVAS,

First of all Vaikunta ekadashi is not said to worship by madhvas, for this you can see the panchanga of UM that its given the name of this ekadashi as PUTRADA, this Dharma is for Shri vaishnavas and does'nt have any significance acccording to madhva mata, its clearly adviceable not to have any prasada or any kind of food stuff on this day as any other ekadashi,, where as MUKKOTI dwadashi is in sampradaya according to madhva philosophy,,

On 1/9/09, Venugopal N..Rao <nerave > wrote:

#ShrI hari vAyu guruBhyo namaha # Dear All, On Vaikuntha Ekadashi it is a tradition to visit Srinivasa Temple thru vaikunthada bagilu. As we all know that Rice should not be consumed by us on Ekadashi, How fair is to distribute Rice pongal or Puliogare as dEvara prasAda? Divotees will get confused wheather to accept the prasAda or not. Adding to it if someone accepts it what do they have to do? Kindly update on it. Namaskara, Venugopal Rao 9945063029

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